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1916-2006
Jay Rivkin’s assemblages echo the
surrealist
collage movement brought to New York from Europe in the1940's.
Rivkin
initially worked in pencil drawings, combining them with collage and
acrylic
and eventually focusing on collage and assemblage work. Through the
juxtaposition
of disparate elements, she brings pencil drawings together with
newspaper
clippings, boxes, dollar bills, flags and military badges, combining
her
aesthetic strengths and sure structuring of form. Rivkin’s
commentary
on American culture and values is often unflattering but intriguing in
it’s honesty. Her witty imagery allows for the insertion of
serious
political issues, the addressing of our worst fears- recycling, social
issues and the part that economics play in daily life in addition to
her
personal experience. Her assemblages compel the viewer to ponder such
issues
as the inanity of war, the plight of the homeless and the waning of the
dollar’s value abroad. She also addresses the role of art and
artists
in a society geared toward conquest and profit. Jay Rivkin unveils the
truths she has arrived at, inviting us to question our assemblage of
ideas
and convictions. She is the author of numerous books and a major
contributor to California modernism.
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Exhibitions at Tobey C. Moss Gallery:
| 2007 |
Jay
Rivkin: In Two and Three Dimensions - Memorial Exhibition |
| 2004 | Jay Rivkin: 25 Years of Collage and Drawing |
| 2001 | Jay Rivkin: Collage/Assemblage |
| 1997 | Jay Rivkin: Money and Other Addictions |
| 1984 | Jay Rivkin: New York |
| 1982 | Jane Ullman, Jay Rivkin, Sorel Etrog |
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